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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 6:18 pm
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44 years ago and a Southern League Premier Division fixture between Brentwood Town and Romford.

Strange case, this one. Turned out to be Brentwood's one and only season at this level of football (having won the 1st division title the season before) as the club folded at the end of the season though I also read that they may have merged with Chelmsford City.

The 12 page programme is a well-produced issue with lots of info on the visiting team, news from the Southern League (including that Cambridge had employed a PR firm to assist them with their Football League application) and a couple of match photos from a recent game with King's Lynn.

There's also an interesting ad for the "Go Go Disco" at The Hive. Presumably a local nightclub of sorts. Admission 5/-.. Another ad is for "Stage One Boutiques" so perhaps Brentwood was still swinging as the 60s merged into the 70s?

The current Brentwood Town play in the Isthmian Lge (North) division but the locals must watch their football elsewhere as only 45 turned up for their last home game against Ware.

Greenway Almondsbury v Mangotsfield United, GFA Ameter Cup Final Played at Eastville in 1975. Sorry about the state of it. My Chinchilla managed to get to it and thought it looked like good bedding material, the little git.

63 years ago (1951) and a 1st Division fixture between Everton and Blackpool.

Going into this game Everton were a few points clear of the bottom 2 but a poor run of results saw them finish the season bottom and relegated to the 2nd Division for only the second time in their history.

Blackpool won this particular game 2-0 with both goals scored by Mortensen in front of 61,000 spectators.